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N20020 Suffixes
Medical Suffixes for NURS 20020
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | tumor, hernia, swelling |
| -centesis | puncture, tap |
| -cide | killing |
| -ectasis | dilation, stretching |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -emia | blood |
| -esthesia | pertaining to sensation |
| -form | shaped like |
| -gen, -genic | formation, origin, producing |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| -graphy | recording of data |
| -iasis | condition |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study |
| -lysis | separation, disintegration |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -metry | measurement |
| -odynia | pain |
| -oid | like, resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | lack of |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phagia | eating |
| -phil, -philic | attracting |
| -plasia | formation, molding |
| -plasty | plastic repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -ptosis | dropping |
| -rhage, rhagia | bursting forth |
| -rhaphy | surgical repair |
| -rhea | discharge |
| -rhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stasis | stoppage of flow |
| -stomy | surgical formation of an opening |
| -tomy | incision into |
| -trophy | nourishing |
| -tropic | acting on |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -uresis | urination |
| -uria | urine |
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